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Old 02-01-2011, 05:41 PM   #12 (permalink)
Frank Lee
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Blue - '93 Ford Tempo
Last 3: 27.29 mpg (US)

F150 - '94 Ford F150 XLT 4x4
90 day: 18.5 mpg (US)

Sport Coupe - '92 Ford Tempo GL
Last 3: 69.62 mpg (US)

ShWing! - '82 honda gold wing Interstate
90 day: 33.65 mpg (US)

Moon Unit - '98 Mercury Sable LX Wagon
90 day: 21.24 mpg (US)
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Have you ever cut coils? Have you ever ridden in something with cut coils?

I have. I cut the coils on the Coupe. I have the exact same car with stock springs too. The lowered car does ride stiffer- totally expected. Part of that is the new struts on the lowered car vs the old ones on the stock car. But ride quality is still quite acceptable to me; I don't feel it was excessively compromised. But above all I don't feel that commercial lowering springs would perform better in any way, shape, or form.

Scared of the notion of cutting them? Do what I did: take the stock springs out and squirrel them away in the garage. Get a set of springs from a scrapyard for free or next to it. Cut them. Run them. Change them out if you don't like it. I never changed mine out...
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